Scope and Content: The State Almshouse at Monson provided residence for paupers without settlement in the Commonwealth from 1854 to 1872.  Per St 1872, c 45, s 3, a few adult paupers (nearly all women) were allowed to remain or be admitted after its closing as inmates of the State Primary School, opened at the almshouse in 1866 and continuing until 1895.  St 1855, c 366 required an annual report of births by the institution superintendent (in lieu of the town clerk) to the state secretary, based on this series, continued after the almshouse closed.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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